Device for attaching cushion heels



Sept. M, 1923. 11,467.8@1

vv. L. LAURENCE DEVICE FOR ATTACHING CUSHION HEELS Filed June 6, 1922 I I @J6 u E?? y -g W. .Lau rence A TTORNE Y Patented Sept. l1, 1923.

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WILLIAM L. LAURENCE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR ATTACHING CUS-IIN HEELS.

Application led June 6,

To all who/m it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. LAU- RENCE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Attaching Cushion Heels, of which' the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for assembling a specic cushion heel to a shoe, and the main object is to provide a device which will compress a rubber flange on the heel so that it can be readily inserted into a special recess in the heel.

Another object is to provide a device which can be used in connection with vari-- ons sizes of shoe heels, and is further provided with means for quick release of the pressure.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which similar characters of reference refer to likenamed parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 illustrates a top plan view of the device when applied to the heel of a shoe.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the same.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of Figure 1.

Figure Ll is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1 and illustrates the cushion heel flange partly compressed.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a heel having the cushion heel completely compressed and turned up for insertion into the hollow of the shoe.

Describing the drawing in detail, the numeral 10 indicates a {ieXible metallic draw band having a permanently curved surface extending in the direction of its width.

An annular disk 11 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 12 and receives the end of the draw band 10 in a slot 13, cut into the periphery 14 of said disk. A pin 15 fixed on the surface of the said disk is adapted to be engaged by a lever arm 16, the latter being rotatably mounted on said shaft 12.

A bracket 17 receives the upper end of said shaft 12 at one end and is provided with an extension 18 in which a hole 19 is formed.

A member 20, similar in shape and size to said extension 18 has a circular stem 21 engaging in the hole 19 and keeps both 1922. Serial No. 566,440.

members 18 and 20 in alignment with each other. A spring 22, wound about said stem 21 between the members 18 and 20, normally keeps the latter two members in extended relation to each other. A small pin 28 diametrically disposed in the end of the stem 21 slides in a slot 24 formed in the extension 18, and limits the travel ofthe slidable members 18 and 20.

As the device embodied in this application is useful exclusively in the mounting of cushion heels, described in an application for Letters Fatent filed by me on May 27, 1922, under Serial No. 564,060, I am illustrating the said heel in the various views of the drawing, and a brief description is hereinafter presented.

The upper vamp 25 of a shoe usually has a leather heel 26 secured thereto in a permanent manner. Said heel is provided' with an enlarged substantially semi-circular undercut recess 27 having inreaching flanges 28.

Flach of the cushion heels 30, which are to be inserted is provided with a neck 28 corresponding, to the opening between the flanges, 28 and of similar contour, and a head 29 similar in contour and proportion to the recess 27 fits therewithin when the cushion heel is secured in place.

In order to secure the cushion heel 80 to the shoe heel 26 the head 29 thereof is bent or rip-turned, as illustrated in Figures l and 5. rfhis is accomplished by the device, by having the curved band 10 encircle the head 29 and the handle lever 16 when turned in the direction of the arrow, will wind the band upon the disk 11. ln this manner the draw band is shortened and the head 29 Vwill be compressed until the edge 31 of the latter, projecting above the draw band 10, is reduced enough to be inserted into the opening between the flanges 28.

The lever 16 can then be released and the draw band 10 extended and detached from the cushion heel. The cushion heel will then be disposed adjacent the heel surface and can easily bc pushed into place in any convenient manner.

I claim 1. A device for assembling a recessed flanged cushion heel to a shoe comprising a draw band having an arcuate cross-section and adapted to partly encircle the cushion heel ange, said band being adapted to turn up the edges of the heel flange, means for contracting the operative length of' said band.

2. A device for assembling a recessed a flanged cushion heel to a shoe comprising a draw band adapted to encircle the flange of said cushion heel and turn up the edges of the latter When said draw band is shortened,

said band having an arcuate cross section,

1o an extensible bar secured to the band, a compression spring interposed between the sections of said bar, a shaft fixed to said bar, a disk rotatable thereon, a pin fixed in said disk, and a handle lever engaging said pin, said handle lever being adapted to rotate said disk and shorten the length 01' said band. v

In Witness whereof I affix my signature.

lWILLIAM L. LAURENCE. 

